NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in California

14,451 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in California, 37 per 100,000 residents, the 41st highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Diego have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 24 of 290.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363A00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Los Angeles has the most, 935

  1. Los Angeles935
  2. San Diego747
  3. San Francisco488
  4. Stanford480
  5. Sacramento387

Physician Assistant records in California

  1. Mary BiondinLa Quinta, CA 922481982463469
  2. Jeremy Birch, PA-CStanford, CA 943051881210029
  3. David Bird, MPAS, PA-CTwentynine Palms, CA 922781912969205
  4. Rachel Bird, PASherman Oaks, CA 914031679391544
  5. Zubeida Birhan, P.A.Los Angeles, CA 900571073688255
  6. Gennadiy BirmanCamp Pendleton, CA 920551598295479
  7. Penina BiroLos Angeles, CA 900281730712191
  8. Mardella BirondoPalo Alto, CA 943011861253346
  9. Ryan Birtcher, PABonita, CA 919021922526763
  10. Amanda BisharatValencia, CA 913551427522713
  11. Clark Bishop, PA-CStanford, CA 943051861716045
  12. Madison Bishop, PASan Diego, CA 921231356196703
  13. Yelena Bishop, PASan Jose, CA 951181053634493
  14. Anne Marie Bisson, PADavis, CA 956161154333201
  15. Alexander Bittner, PA-CBeverly Hills, CA 902101427413871
  16. Caroline Bittner, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSan Francisco, CA 941171578076675
  17. Ellen Bitzer, PALos Angeles, CA 900251083148811
  18. Kenneth Bivins, PA-COroville, CA 959651316088487
  19. Kevin Bixel, PAModesto, CA 953551063403376
  20. Taija BjorgoBurbank, CA 915051679298723
  21. Naomi Bjornstad, PA-CLost Hills, CA 932491336337799
  22. Daniel BlackSanta Maria, CA 934541659144954
  23. Jordan Black, PASan Francisco, CA 941431881421493
  24. Melanie Black, PA-CEureka, CA 955011396672036
  25. William Black, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941331609172758
  26. Kristen Blackman, PA-CWoodland Hills, CA 913641578643250
  27. Justin BlackmonLa Jolla, CA 920371699182832
  28. Will Blackmon, PA-CEmeryville, CA 946081073925160
  29. Cassandra Blackwell, P.A.Tuolumne, CA 953791265476964
  30. Michael Blackwell, PA-CAtascadero, CA 934221629054705
  31. Meagan Blades, PAApple Valley, CA 923071639508526
  32. Dennis Blaine, PACRocklin, CA 956771457443368
  33. Brittany Blair, PAConcord, CA 945201700526076
  34. Jordan BlairOrange, CA 928681063941359
  35. Linda Blair, PA-CPoway, CA 920641932771094
  36. Melissa Blake, PA-CCarlsbad, CA 920081740655653
  37. Sinclair Blake, PA-CSacramento, CA 958171972688703
  38. Adriana BlakelyPorterville, CA 932571134505464
  39. Kristin Blakely, PA-CMonterey, CA 939401154752558
  40. Nicholas Blakely, PA-CSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751275345753
  41. Jeremy Blakespear, P.A.-C.Oceanside, CA 920581750474177
  42. Hope Blanchard, PALos Angeles, CA 900331083492151
  43. Julie BlanchardSan Rafael, CA 949011659833291
  44. Christopher Blanchfield, PAFontana, CA 923351043387897
  45. Debra Blanco, PA-COntario, CA 917621740372366
  46. Jacqueline BlancoSanta Maria, CA 934541285467977
  47. Jamie BlancoSouth San Francisco, CA 940801124817572
  48. Ryan Blanco, PAInglewood, CA 903011760972400
  49. Shardae BlandinLos Angeles, CA 900591023946282
  50. Alexander Blank, PA-CYuba City, CA 959911134518962

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 41 of 51 per resident

  1. Georgia42
  2. New Mexico40
  3. Illinois39
  4. California37
  5. New Jersey37
  6. Texas36
  7. 50 states and D.C.49

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

75.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.9% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. California75.2%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file10,860 of 14,451 · 75.2% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file7,218 · 49.9% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more5,775 · 40.0% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2018 · the 7,214 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363A00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

14,451 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 37 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 935 of them (6%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. New York15,555
  2. Texas10,999
  3. Florida10,257
  4. North Carolina9,279

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Jersey36.5
  2. Indiana35.3
  3. Illinois39.3
  4. New Mexico40.1

The largest states

  1. New York15,555
  2. Texas10,999
  3. Florida10,257
  4. North Carolina9,279
  5. Pennsylvania8,020

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.